Recent content by happer

All i know , we wont be going anywhere else but Houston next year.

Out here in west texas its dry. Tomatoes do much better not caged to create more humidity for the plants. I let mine grow together on the ground. Getting huge tomatoes this way.

Why does the Farm Service Agency consider women a minority and socially disadvantaged. What a croc!!!!!

Just got back. I absolutely enjoyed that arena and facilities. It was air conditioned!!! Well organized and operated, we will go back next year.

Has anyone tried using kelp with growing their vegetables??

Part of the project was limiting nitrogen. I really did not use a commercial fertilizer. I used liquid kelp. Nitrogen is only 1.4% . Used kelp because of it vitamins, minerals, and amino acid content. Even the kelp has a protein content to it.

I did this project in college several years ago. I was told that this could impact the area alfalfa sales. Right now looks like the prime opportunity to start this here. The cp. is 26%, adf is 23, ndf is 40, fat is 2.94, tdn is 69 and rfv is 163. Cp probably would be lowered if i let it grow two...

I hope its not too hot. We are heading to Houston for the swine show for Monday morning. My two sons each have a pig showing .Its amazing the crap people put into pigs to make them " show quality". Whatever happened to building muscle by exercise. You cant raise a show pig without this stuff and...

In the vast wastelands of West Texas.

I can grow grass year round with an analysis of 26 % CP, and RFV of 163. This was sent out to a lab . What do you all think would be best doing, selling to a dairy, or feeding to steers. It costs me less than .20 cents to grow 13 pounds of grass.